Title: WordPress and newbies
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress and newbies

 *  [4missionaries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/4missionaries/)
 * (@4missionaries)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-newbies/)
 * All. I am new to WordPress though have built a site using PC based Dreamweaver
   before and most recently as I am now a Mac-dude, iWeb. But my Mac forum mates
   chimed in with WP for a site building tool. I have the basic understanding and
   it is an incredible concept. One thing I am trying to get my head around is how
   do you go about looking for plugins that do what you want to do? Is there some
   all-knowing grand index organised as function rather than some esoteric name?
   If it is somewhere obvious on wordpress.org, I apologise ahead of time.

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-newbies/#post-1371532)
 * It is indeed here on wordpress.org. 🙂
    Just click Extend in the menu then plugins.
   Here’s a direct link: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/)
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-newbies/#post-1371562)
 * You can find even more with Google ‘wordpress plugin what-I-want’.
 *  [audeo23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/audeo23/)
 * (@audeo23)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-newbies/#post-1371834)
 * Hello Administrator, started my own website and forum about 2 weeks ago to blog
   my travels and other stuff. My forum friends are telling me my posts in the HomePage
   are too long, too much scrolling in order to get to the next article.
 * I have looked at all the available themes and didn’t find one which allows each
   post to be excerpted and I don’t know how to go about starting that myself. Could
   you please have a look at my website and suggest something??
 * [http://www.audeo23.com](http://www.audeo23.com)
 * Thank you very much!
    Audeo
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-newbies/#post-1371835)
 * audeo23, just use the `<!--more-->` tag to divide the post. In the HTML editor,
   it’s the button titled “more.” In the Visual editor it’s the button that has 
   a horizontal dotted line separating two rectangles.
 * If you need further assistance, please start your own topic, and please don’t
   hijack an unrelated topic next time.

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